Elizabeth, well written. I might be the only person who’s
never been sold on Wayne Pacelle in particular or the HSUS in general. When I
look at the money that goes through that organization and the very small
percentage of it that apparently goes to hands-on rescue, I wonder where their
bread is buttered.
Pacelle is a wheeler-dealer and I can see him striking or
supporting a “compromise” which would leave birds out of this
legislation altogether. I expect that we will see a lot of such proposals before
this is through; we’ll have to stand our ground and attend all the
back-office meetings, etc. As they say, follow the money – a lot more of
which changes hands in the pet bird industry than with hamsters. We are already
seeing “compromises” proposed which will leave smaller birds out,
which is the same type of compromise that Petco agreed to a few years ago.
--VH
From:
media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org
[mailto:media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
Young
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:50 PM
To: Mickaboo media advisor team
Subject: [Media-advisors] Fwd: Where are you?
I just got mad and wrote this. Thought I'd share with you.
I've asked Mira to forward this to Wayne.
Hmph.
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From: Elizabeth Young <adoptkings@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Subject: Where are you?
To: Wayne Pacelle <blog@humanesociety.org>
Cc: Mira Tweti <miratweti@parrotpress.net>,
Tammy Azzaro <tammyazzaro@gmail.com>,
Michelle Yesney <msyesney@gmail.com>,
Philip Gerrie <glassgerrie@gmail.com>
Dear Wayne,
I've been such a big fan and supporter of yours and I so
appreciate all the whirlwind of good you've been doing all over the country and
the world for animals (and for us people when we have sense enough to realize
it). I even cheered your effort with Michael Vick. That took real
guts and vision.
But where are you now for all the many unwanted pets in San
Francisco? I never dared dream so big that SF might consider banning the
sale of pets but when that opportunity came along, me and other completely
overwhelmed and overworked animal rescue VOLUNTEERS jumped at the chance to
fight this David & Goliath battle. With all the overwhelming amount
of work we're already doing on behalf of unwanted birds and animals in SF,
we've taken on still more to help this measure gain strength and
attention.
We know we're facing astronomical odds, but we're taking on
the challenge in the hope that we can not only help the unwanted and abandoned
and facing-euthanasia pets of SF but elsewhere as this planted seed begins to
grow.
But where are you? So far, I've read a
recommendation from the HSUS that cockatiels and budgies and other small
birds continue to be sold! Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue was STARTED 15 years
ago to help all the thrown-away cockatiels! We've had to grow with the
demand and now serve everything from finches and doves to cockatoos and macaws
and everybody in between. We currently have more than FIFTY cockatiels alone in
foster care waiting for good adopters and so many more would-be-surrenderers
that we've had to impose a moratorium on intake. We do NOT think these
smart, sensitive birds are good choices to be sold when there are SO many
already out there in need of good homes. Their life spans are 20-30
years. They are disposed of in hordes- just check craigslist or the Ebay
classifieds.
And then, the next thing, I read your quote in Maria La
Granga's LA Times article. Great. So we don't even have the support
of the HSUS.
Well, Wayne, you've been a leader in many, many of these
fights but you're bringing up the rear in this one. Personally, I really
wish you'd catch up and help us.
We and all these many homeless pets could use the
support. If San Francisco, the city of Saint Francis, can't be a
sanctuary city for pets, where in America will be?
Thanks for all that you do and please- do a little bit more.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Young, Mickaboo Volunteer
--
Elizabeth
Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt.
www.RescueReport.org
www.MickaCoo.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0
--
Elizabeth
Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt.
www.RescueReport.org
www.MickaCoo.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0